Process Queston: How To Delete Some Files From An Active Torrent?

[JFord]

I have several torrents that are too large to fit completely in my remaining disk space, so I process them a chunk at a time. Downloading some of the files from a torrent is not a problem, but deleting the files I no longer want appears to be.

 

Part of the problem may be that I am using the "preallocate" option which I need to do for several unrelated reasons.

 

So, once I have decided I no longer need some of the files I go through the following process. Some of these steps are clearly unnecessary, but I have used them all in an attempt to accomplish what I want.

 

(1) Set the target files to skip/don't download.

(2) Force recheck

(3) Shutdown BitTorrent

(4) Delete the files

(5) Restart BitTorrent

(6) Force recheck

 

The torrent often then wants to resume downloading a small chunk (usually 4mb-8mb, and what's that about?)

 

I usually end up with the !bt files back on my disk. I can usually delete those files and that can be the end of it, but with some Torrents a subsequent recheck will return those files to my disk.

 

Is there a better process for this that won't drive me crazy?

 

And could we add a "Delete file from torrent" option to make this all work better?

[Harold Feit]

The better process is to simply get an additional hard drive large enough to download everything and make sure it's plugged in and turned on before you start BitTorrent.

There's really nothing you can do other than that or what you're doing.